Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-02-05
MYRTLE'S VALENTINE"
II Brought Health toYa Little Ger
man Girl.

this tlmc' the dal scholars nave
been gone hat an hour. rlIed Il tilo
Of %irI- clustered about the school
r"om register one coId' cloudy after
moon IN February a. a brl@ht-eyrd'
auhurn-haircd maiden entered with a
book IN her hand, and joined the
group.
"lhe fraulclh must nave been IN Il
bad mlmor to keep h'f pet PuPli so
long added one OF the party, 40
tn" "rrman lesson was particularly
harmonious to-day but J nave h'''l
talking to tranirm Won fiIlIorh about
poor liiI"a; oalo the new conner y
You KNOW %lII'' now very Ill she -
'"hN' ihonght inc lever nao P''ltc
lett hcr' exclaimed Bertha Grey $50
II mas but mas lett her 50 weak ana
loW~plrit"d, nothing can rouse her
lrauIrln has to icale her niece alone
when She comes to school, and HiIda
can not read much on account OF her
head; 50 She lies there and worries be-
cause she is running behind in her
classes, and is such an expense to hel
aunt. 1t would break your heart tc
hear poor Fraulcin say; Mine little
llilda, she is all have i'll the world.
and the Herr Doctor says she will die,
if there come not a change Don \
little diversion is what She wants, but
where is the little diversion to comc
from? And then She covered her face
with her handkerchief, and sobbed SO,
Just had to sit down and cry too
I'VE all know how ki%nd-heartcd YOU
are, MYRTLE said Daisy Dean, putting
her arm round her friends waist
''Will You believe, girls, | caught hen
this morning fishing a half-drowncd fly
ont Of her inkstand, and drying it.
wings in the SUM- mistaken charity
that, little Miss Brr@h.' said Me!
Carlisle, "but am really sorry to hoai
about poor hllda. what a lolly gIr
She used 10 be. the life OF our class Il
one time. wish we could do some
thing for her. 81 have been thinking
Of that, said Myrtle I'VE could u"
cure her. OF course but DAY after to
morrow Is the fourteenth and Though
llmight cheer her up It blt' II we 'houl'
each send her a valentine. what d
You think OF IT. eve WILL we VIII,
cried the other three III a breath
II VIII geta gorgeous embossed al
far' all hearts ana darts ANA fond lo'
or KNOTS SAID Bertha land tie 1t Il
III 4 box with true-biue ribbon IAN
mime shall be- lovely bunch OF te'
roses, said Daisy, "lhat Will brighte
up the shabby mite oom where 81
lives 81 am sorry ! have bought 5
many calameI> and m%acaroons tn
term, sighed May "but think hay
enough money left to get a small bo
bet o! fruit; white grapes and orang'
and such things, might be ~uI
May would chooSe something to eat,
suggested Bertha, with q merry CLAM
at the ht,le giri' who was very ~m'
ana delicate bookings cher sweet too
j. the largest part Of her. But VIII
Will You send MyfiIe' "Ah. that j"
secret, and You must wait and see.
Would make YOU all jealous if ! sholI
tell You. Tomorrow i, a half holida
and must 20 at once and ask perm
sion OF madam TO 20 down town
and Myrtle danced gaily out of t
room, her mcrcurial spirits havi
quite recovered from the dcprcS,i
lraulcin's story had cast over them.
Il don't call that fair" grumbl
Daisy Dean; ''wc have told her our
tentions, and she needn't make Il m
''"v of hers 'And it was her o.
as,osition TO send these love N
ks;p put in MAY. II call it decide,
\ an said Bertha. "and ! don't
fe her rift will he very grand af
MI but have u composition to wri
w must 90 at it right away Sc
Ms with rather indignant feclil
towards their schoolmate Il
the three girls dispersed to their
spective tasks, for this puartctte
maidens We're the only boardcrs
Madame Ncmon's "Sclcct School
Young Ladies and Children,' the OF
scholars coming for the day only;
fortunately they generally agl
remarkably well, and were the wa
st and closest of friends.
The little misunderstanding soon b
over, however, for no N could
Withstand Myrtle Madron's sweet '
ming ways, for quick and impulsiv'
she was, and apt TO be carried ava.
theidea Of the moment, her intellig'
and sunny disposition made her a
cral favorite with both teachers
scholars. Her valentine, she had
ridcd, should be small but eNq''
engraving mat she had lately seen
Alnn window. entitled. Isl. Anltnt